Sandstone Hills Pottery
We are a small art pottery studio focused on supplying handmade wall decor to the gallery and giftware industry. We make a variety of patterns including fish, birds, crosses, mermaids and much more. We have a reasonable wholesale minimum and lots of items at fast selling price points.
Product Description
- Wall decor handmade from stoneware clay
- Versatile color pallet compatible with many decorating
styles.
- Broad range of patterns including birds,fish,celestial,insects,amphibians and religious.
Product Features:
- Marketability: These products have been consistent sellers at arts and crafts shows around the eastern US for the last fifteen years.
- Durability: Our product is weather resistant in most indoor or outdoor situations and may be cleaned in the dishwasher.
- Price: Our suggested retail prices range from six to sixty five dollars with many items in the seventeen dollar price point range.
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Bazaar Bizarre will make it's central Texas debut at Maker Faire Austin in October. Billed as, "not your granny's craft fair" Bazaar Bizarre has sprouted up across the country, and has given indie crafters a unique, fun venue in which to sell their wares. As we approach Austin's first Bazaar Bizarre, I'll be profiling some of the Austin vendors who will be participating. First up: Jennifer Ramos of Textile Fetish Name of Business Owner: Jennifer Ramos Jennifer's Story: When Ramos started sewing clothes for a friend's daughter more than eight years ago, she didn't know she was building experience, skills - and a stash - that would fuel a future as an indie craft business person. "In 2000, I felt I'd hit a wall in my position working for The State," says Ramos. "That's when we decided to start our family and I ditched the nine-to-five. I took up sewing creatively. All the scraps I'd saved from sewing for my friend, not to mention the experience I'd gained, came in handy at that point and I taught myself patchwork." Since then, Ramos has created her unique patchwork items and sold them through her web site and boutiques, and has participated in craft fairs like Renegade and Felt Club as well as several smaller, local shows. She says it was the reputation of Bazaar Bizarre that drew her to apply for Austin's first Baz Biz show. "I've been following the success of Bazaar Bizarre since its beginnings in Boston," she says. "I did my research. I found out who would be in charge of the show and then I applied. I couldn't have gone in on blind faith." And though Ramos wasn't able to attend last year's Maker Faire Austin, she heard plenty of raves about the event from friends. "After talking to people last year, I swore to myself I would be involved this year in some way," says Ramos. "As with any such event, those of us in the 'indie craft community' get a huge charge out of being surrounded by like-minded people." Ramos says she's found great inspiration and support from the Austin crafting community. "I probably don't have to tell you that there are creative people here with absolute super powers," she says. "I actually have crafty crushes. But aside from that, Austin is a city full of people who strive to be unique." And that unique Austin flavor is what Ramos hopes visitors to Maker Faire Austin and Bazaar Bizarre take home with them in October. "Austin is a progressive city and Austinites are laid back, but educated," she says. "You get the Southern hospitality combined with a conscientious community." You can follow more of Jennifer's work on her blog and browse her handmade items on her shop web site. [Read More] [Comments] |
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pdf Catalog
You may download a full product catalog by using this link or
you may request one by E-mail and we will be happy to send it to
you.
Catalog download
These links download our html version of the catalog and an
instructions file. It is not as easy to print as the pdf version
but is recommended for our customers who are using dial up internet
service. Ypu will need a utility program to unzip files. If you
dont have one you can download one here. Download both
files and read the txt file before unziping the folders.
html version
catalog
instillation.txt
Making inventory count.
Finding Just the right product for that display in your store can be difficult. Not only is aesthetics important, marketability is paramount. One thing that sets our industry apart from all the others is that tangible handmade quality in the products we sell. Craft buyers typically define crafts as having evidence of the hand forming process, or as being unique and one of a kind. Clay decor items can accomplish both marketing and aesthetic objectives and are a popular addition to galleries around the country. According to a recent article by Pamela J. Brown, Ph.D2 clay objects ranked #2 in popularity at 19% of total store inventory in fine craft galleries. In my experience there are some good reasons for clay's popularity. People are attracted to the warmth and texture of fired earth. They instinctively gravitate to what they believe took the most time to make, and view clay objects as being beyond there scope of endeavor. Because there lives are inundated by mass produced pottery they know the difference between it and a handmade ceramic object without the need to ask. Adding functional pottery, ceramic wall decor or clay jewelry to your inventory is a sure fire way to instill the certain knowledge that everything in your store is handmade. That belief can help create an ambiance that turns casual browsers into loyal customers.
